The Golden States is home to nine national parks and hundreds of thousands of miles of trail systems, making it one of the ...

Searching for dwarf foxes and cloud forests on California's Santa Rosa Island. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- For weeks, I had been promising my kids they would see baby foxes.

If the crowds are getting a bit much, then it’s high time you took a trip to the Channel Islands National Park, an undeveloped hidden gem off the coast of Southern California. Known as the Galapagos ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Inspiration Point on the island of Anacapa has the best views. Reach it on a relatively easy 1.5-mile hike that passes sweeping vistas of the ocean and inlets, and depending on ...

The challenge of understanding California and all it has to offer travelers is that it is a behemoth in size—at nearly ...

San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even though it’s completely off-limits to visitors and doesn’t appear in any ...

When the sun's out, Southern California's beaches are almost always busy. Huntington Beach, also known as "Surf City, USA," sees more than 12 million visitors each year, while Santa Monica and Newport ...

SPECIAL MEETING HAPPENING IN MARYSVILLE TODAY. WE BEGIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS THE PALISADES AND EATON FIRES ARE ALMOST FULLY CONTAINED. WEEKS AFTER BREAKING OUT, FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW DEALING WITH ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Dec. 16, 2025 — Cal State Channel Islands (CSUCI) announced today the Channel Islands Tuition Promise, a landmark ...

For the lucky people who had a chance to visit Channel Islands National Park on March 9, it seemed like a perfect day. The cornflower blue sky was clear, and the sapphire-colored sea was remarkably ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a marine ...

U.S. Coast Guard Station Channel Islands boat crews meet with the Perception to pick up a man who went overboard, off Santa Cruz Island, August 3, 2024. (Photo by Carson Shevitz, BoatUS Ventura) The ...